White Sox @ Tigers
April 28, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
White Sox 0 2 0
Tigers 12 13 0
Top 9 R H E
White Sox 0 3 0
Tigers 12 13 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .317
OBP .000 .378
At Bats 3 41
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 5

Tom Timmermann Season Stats

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Tiger Stadium - April 28, 1972
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Single
Tom Timmermann
Tom Haller
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Ike Brown
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cash strikes out.
Top 8 Allen strikes out.
Top 8 Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lemonds hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Haller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Chuck Brinkman now catching. McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ike Brown now playing left field. Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing right field. Tom Haller now catching. May hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Timmermann strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. Horton scores. Northrup goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Freehan scores. Horton moves to third.
Bottom 6 Horton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Dave Lemonds now pitching. Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez scores. Brown moves to third. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Freehan is hit by the pitch. McAuliffe scores. Rodriguez moves to third. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brown takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Timmermann strikes out.
Top 6 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Northrup takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Horton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Jim Geddes now pitching. Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rich Morales pinch hits for Rich Gossage. Morales hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herrmann strikes out.
Top 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes McAuliffe trying to get to home. Andrews throws to Herrmann who tags McAuliffe for the out. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Timmermann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. Johnstone throws the ball in to Andrews who relays the ball to Orta who tags Brinkman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 4 Johnstone hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Allen hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rich Gossage now pitching. Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly throws the ball in to Allen who tags Cash trying to return to first, for the out. Brown scores. Freehan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Kelly strikes out.
Top 3 Bahnsen bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and has Andrews trapped. There's the throw to Brinkman who tags Andrews for the out. Herrmann moves to second.
Top 3 Herrmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second.
Top 3 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Timmermann hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. Horton scores.
Bottom 2 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to third. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Horton takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnstone strikes out.
Top 2 May is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Melton hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.